3 Palmer Park Avenue, Reading, RG6 1DN

3 Palmer Park Avenue is a seven-bedroom mid-terrace house in Reading (RG6 1DN). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since January 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

Held since April 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced Reading HPI: 12.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £519,000 sits 115.1% above the 2007 sale of £241,250. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£161/sq ft) was about 27.6% below the postcode norm. At 139 m² the property is well over the postcode median (99 m² across 33 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 7 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include HMO conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.